How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental Behavior

By Katie Patrick

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CW in PA
 Nov 30, 2023
Excellent research-based pod that anyone working in the environmental space should subscribe to.

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What *really* gets people to take action for the planet? Environmental engineer and designer, Katie Patrick, takes you on a wild intellectual journey into the heart of the environmental psyche, exploring the latest evidence-based behavioral science you can use to get more people to adopt your climate or environmental campaign. Get Katie's secret climate action design tips and indie/hacker startup insights for making it happen at https://helloworlde.com/actiontips. Warning: For deep sustainability nerds only 🤓🌏.

Episode Date
The 5 Levers of Human Motivation Ep80
Apr 17, 2024
Everything is a Funnel Ep83
Feb 27, 2024
What Exactly is Gamification? Ep82
Feb 20, 2024
Top 10 Biggest Mistakes You Might Be Making Ep81
Feb 12, 2024
ECOPIA: We Need Child-Centric Community Housing Ep79
Jan 23, 2024
The 3 Axioms of Change Ep78
Jan 15, 2024
The Behavioral Science of Real Estate Energy Labels, Reuven Sussman PhD Ep77
Jan 08, 2024
4 Evidence-Based Reasons Why You Need Positive Eco Futures Art Ep76
Jan 03, 2024
Idea: Nudge Your Neighborhood Vegan with the V-Score Ep75
Dec 18, 2023
Too Many Ways to Go Green? Choice Architecture & Overload, Reuben Kline PhD Ep74
Dec 11, 2023
Idea: Women's Bathroom Vending Machine Ep73
Nov 20, 2023
Idea: The Compost-a-Tron Ep72
Nov 13, 2023
Do Individual Green Actions Take Away From Systems Change? Karine Lacroix PhD Ep71
Nov 06, 2023
Reimagine Your Street and Neighborhood Ep70
Oct 30, 2023
Education Vs Action Design: Very Different Things Ep69
Oct 23, 2023
Gamification of Climate Action, Dr Markus Brauer PhD PART 2 Ep68
Oct 16, 2023
Gamification of Climate Action, Dr Markus Brauer PhD PART 1 Ep67
Oct 09, 2023
How to Work From Primary Principles Ep66
Oct 02, 2023
The Psychology of Pledges: A "Commitment Device" Ep65
Sep 25, 2023
Everyone Else is Doing it: The Surprising Power of Social Norms on a Poster, Dr Alessia Dorigoni PhD Ep64
Sep 11, 2023
Surefire Technique to Get It Done: Short Scoping Ep63
Sep 04, 2023
You Need To Take Geographic Granularity Seriously Ep62
Aug 28, 2023
Habit Discontinuity Hypothesis and Green Behaviors, Professor Emeritus Bas Verplanken PhD Ep61
Aug 22, 2023
Individual Action Vs Systems Change PART 4: Validate & Level Up Ep60
Aug 15, 2023
Individual Action Vs Systems Change PART 3: How The Five Types of Individual Action Lead to Tipping Points Ep59
Aug 07, 2023
Individual Action Vs Systems Change PART 2: A Continuum Of Six Buckets Ep58
Jul 31, 2023
Individual Action Vs Systems Change PART 1: Six Hidden Biases in the Question Ep57
Jul 24, 2023
Four Questions You Should Brainstorm For Clarity and Motivation Ep56
Jul 17, 2023
Designing A Climate Action Dashboard for Cities: A Deep Dive into Behavioral Science Ep55
Jul 10, 2023
Earth Imagination Day: Teaching Kids To Imagine a Positive Eco-Future, Sophie Poisel Ep54
Jul 03, 2023
The Theory of Fun: A Daily "Fun-o-Meter" Journal Practice Ep53
Jun 26, 2023
The 7 Pillars of Behavioral Science for Climate Action Ep52
Jun 20, 2023
How to Design Games for Impact, Education and Action, Dan White CEO Filament Games Ep51
Jun 01, 2023
When Guilt Works Better Than Pride To Get People To Go Green, Nicole Sintov PhD Ep50
May 01, 2023
How to Make Environmental Campaigns Go Viral Using Augmented Reality Games, Kay Vasey + Olivier Bos MeshMinds Ep49
Apr 03, 2023
The Hidden Secret of Building Community Movements: Self Efficacy, Social Diffusion, and Cultivating the Confidence to Talk to Others, Veronica Champine PhD Ep48
Mar 02, 2023
Five Secrets to Writing Well - Tips for Action, Engagement, and Growth Ep 47
Dec 14, 2022
Mapping the World's Forest Data from Satellites, Alice Gottesman + Kai Kresek Global Forest Watch Ep 46
Dec 01, 2022
Use These 24 Fabulous Words To Hook People Into Your Environmental Vision Ep45
Nov 16, 2022
How to Decarbonization A Neighborhood With Gamification - A Tutorial Ep44
Nov 12, 2022
People Are Greener Than You Think: How We Underestimate the Environmental Values of Others, Professor Thijs Bouman PhD Ep43
Oct 31, 2022
Common Mistake Alert! An Idea is Just a Hypothesis Ep42
Oct 12, 2022
Behavior Mapping for Climate Action Tutorial Ep41
Sep 20, 2022
Why Neighbor Conversations Drive Change More Than Climate Facts, Professor Brian Southwell PhD Ep40
Sep 16, 2022
How to Tell Your Climate Story Like It's Star Wars Ep39
Aug 17, 2022
Everyone Misses This: Passing The "Action Design Threshold" Ep38
Aug 10, 2022
Bird Call Audio As A Game For Citizen Science, Jessie Oliver, PhD Ep36
Aug 01, 2022
How To Write Your Power Sentence - Tips for Impact, Engagement, & Growth Ep35
Jul 25, 2022
Using AR & GIS to Imagine A Radical Eco Makeover of Your Street with Sebastian Schlecht + Robin Roemer Ep34
Jul 04, 2022
Astronauts, The Overview Effect, And Ecological Transcendence, Anaïs Voşki, Stanford Ep33
Mar 22, 2022
Brain in A Nutshell 79 Part 2: The Latest Environmental Psychology Research Findings, Part 2 Ep32
Feb 15, 2022
Brain in a Nutshell 79 Part 1: The Latest Environmental Psychology Research Findings, Part 1 Ep31
Feb 08, 2022
Group Competition Drives Sustainable Action + The Social Dilemma with Assistant Professor Laila Nockur, PhD Ep30
Feb 01, 2022
The Neuroscience of Climate Doom vs Climate Solutions, Professor Joshua Carlson PhD Ep29
Jan 01, 2022
The Real Psychology Behind Why We Make Environmental Changes, Professor Florian Kaiser PhD Ep28
Dec 01, 2021
The Secret of How Individual Actions Lead To Tipping Points, Professor Jan Willem Bolderdijk Ep27
Nov 01, 2021
How Environmental Imagination Exercises Lead to Behavioral and Political Action, Joshua D. Wright PhD Ep26
Oct 01, 2021
14 Things You Need To Do To Become An Effective Environmental Leader Ep25
Sep 27, 2021
Guided Meditation To Unlock Your Creativity and Imagine a New Earth Ep24
Sep 09, 2021
How Colored Lights and Robotic Cats Get People to Save Energy, Professor Jaap Ham PhD Ep23
Sep 01, 2021
How You Can Help Get $500 Million Dollars For Green Roofs for Schools Ep22
Aug 30, 2021
BONUS 2: Free audiobook chapter, Your Creative Genius Zone, from my book, How to Save the World
Aug 17, 2021
Making a Real-Time, Augmented Reality, Digital Twin of Los Angeles, Naomi Augustine-Yee, Magic Leap Ep21
Aug 01, 2021
BONUS 1: Free Audiobook Chapter, Game Design, From My Book How to Save the World
Jul 21, 2021
If You Want to Save the Earth, Think Like a Game Designer, Jesse Schell PhD Ep20
Jul 01, 2021
Making CO2 Emissions From Buildings into a Game, Professor John Petersen PhD Ep19
Jun 01, 2021
Vegans, You’re Doing it Wrong: How to Get People to Eat Less Meat, Gregg Sparkman PhD Ep18
May 02, 2021
Social Ecology, Systems Thinking, & Psychology, Professor Dan Stokols PhD Ep17
Apr 01, 2021
When Public Disclosure of Data Does the Change for You, Harvard Professor Archon Fung PhD Ep16
Mar 01, 2021
Why Creativity Will Save the World – A Talk by Katie Ep15
Feb 01, 2021
Ecology From Space: How Satellites are Revolutionizing Conservation, Joseph Mascaro PhD Ep14
Jan 02, 2021
The "Two Lenses" Design Thinking Secret to Solving Every Problem Ep13
Dec 01, 2020
The Behavioral Science of Saving Water with Emily Kleeman from SmartWater Ep12
Nov 01, 2020
The Russian Dolls of Nesting Your Strategy For Change Ep11
Oct 01, 2020
Showing Savings as CO2 or Dollars? The Unexpected Metrics of Motivation, April Xiaojing Xu PhD Ep10
Sep 01, 2020
The Secret Weapon to Find Your Creative Genius Zone Ep9
Aug 01, 2020
Urban Heat Islands: The Secret Killer You’ve Never Heard Of, Jeremy Hoffman PhD Ep7
Jul 01, 2020
Measuring Where All the Trash Goes & Urban Legibility, Professor Dietmar Offenhuber PhD Ep6
Apr 01, 2020
Why Don't We See Environmental Numbers on Everything Like the Stock Market or a Nutritional Label? Ep4
Mar 01, 2020
Why Systems Thinkers are Better for the Planet, Stephen Lezak PhD Ep3
Feb 01, 2020
Air Quality As A Fitbit for the Planet with Kimberly Hunter Ep2
Feb 01, 2020
The "God Metric" at the Center of Your Change Strategy Ep1
Jan 01, 2020